The vision of God of our whole existence is so markedly different from our own that it is difficult for humans to comprehend totally events in our lifetime. We barely understand our existence on this side of death and know nothing of the other side. The value of prayers is first and foremost to acknowledge God for whom He is and thus recognize our creaturely nature. I believe once one is totally embedded in the Word of God in a manner that our actions are governed by His will then all our prayers will be answered. Moorad
-----Original Message-----
From: gordon brown [mailto:gbrown@euclid.colorado.edu]
Sent: Thu 3/28/2002 4:00 PM
To: Howard J. Van Till
Cc: Robert Schneider; Asa@Calvin. Edu
Subject: Re: Current Events
If God can't prevent human suffering, there is no point in praying to Him
to ask him to do so.
Gordon Brown
Department of Mathematics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0395
On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Howard J. Van Till wrote:
> I like Farrar's answer, as far as it goes. But perhaps this is more than a
> matter of God (presumed to be omnipotent) merely _allowing_ things to be "in
> their own way." Maybe it is necessary that things (creatures) must be in
> their own way. Perhaps it is in the nature of God and of the God/world
> relationship that the being of no creature is ever coercively overpowered.
> If God could have intervened to prevent human suffering and death in Lisbon,
> or in Afghanistan, but chose not to, then is not God still culpable? Does
> voluntary self-limitation actually eliminate culpability? Seems too facile
> to me.
>
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